Yard Butler Handy Reel Silver Vein - Compact & Easy-to-Use Garden Hose Reel - Portable Design with Mounting Option - Make Watering Your Plants, Flowers & Lawn Easy

Love this product, it's simple and works exactly as I expected.It does require a little assembly (handles and goes to the spout) but was all very simple.Update: 2020.This hose reel has held up VERY WELL!!! I love the handles both to reel the hose and as well as to hold to for assistance.ONE thing I would recommend is screwing it down somewhere or having something to hold it down in place.It will function without it but I find that i have a tendency to drag the hose reel rather than the hose coming unwinding out occasion knocking my plants over.

I really like this hose reel. It's compact and looks nice in our backyard, unlike the plastic ones which abound. I just received it, however it was water-tight when I tested it, which bodes well. It won't hold 75' of hose, at least not 75' of Craftsman rubber garden hose; I've got 50' on mine and the reel is full. That's okay with me; I only planned on putting 50' on it anyway. I attached it to a 16"x16" concrete paver for stability; this set-up works very well for me, especially since the reel itself is so light. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is because the included leader hose appears very cheap. The company could very easily have provided one comparable in quality to their reel. One last thing; the 4 phillips-head screws which attach both handles are difficult to tighten sufficiently. The crank handle came loose after one use, despite the fact that I tightened the screws to the point of almost striping the heads. I replaced them with stainless steel hex-head screws and lock-washers, and added a dab of blue Loctite. Hopefully that problem is now solved.Two year update: I recently noticed that the nylon bushing on the crank side has become dislodged from it's position. It's apparent from the original photo taken right after purchase that it's position was problematic to begin with. The reel was turning on probably about 1/16" of it initially; I guess the stress on that little bit of bushing wore it enough to force it out of position; it's held in by friction only. I called Yard Butler; they're sending me a new bushing. To prevent this from occurring again, I added some large fender washers to the hex head screws to keep the bushing in position. Aside from this, it's been a good reel. No rust to speak of, and no leaks at all.

Finally... a product built well without a bunch of plastic. This Reel is designed and constructed to last. I am very impressed with it, and highly recommend it to anyone wanting a practical, well-crafted, easy-to-install and use hose reel. Good job!

Assembly: If you're foolish enough to do step one, you will find you are screwed and will have to undo it. The problem is a short hard black plastic tube with a flange on one end. Its function is to reduce play between the hollow metal shaft on the reel and the leg bracket that helps hold this shaft in place. (In the Amazon photo, this spacer is white and is apparently made of nylon rather than black plastic). Unfortunately, this part is not listed in the parts list nor in the assembly instructions. Step one must be something like, "Slide spacer onto the round horizontal shaft on the reel, flange toward the outside, until it contacts the bracket." The instructions should be corrected and the spacer shown in the "assembly parts."Mounting: Only two holes are provided. Why would only two holes be available to attach a 12 pound 75-foot hose PLUS the reel to a brick or wooden wall, especially when they will be subjected to the constant tugging of pulling out of the hose? Four holes should be provided, not two. Also, in my case, I am not going to mount the reel. However, when the reel is placed on the ground, it is unstable when the hose is pulled out. Again, the legs should have four holes, not two. I went to Lowe's and bought two 14 inch long rods with the last two inches bent at a 45 degree angle to place in the holes for stability. Again, it would be better to place four rods in the legs for stability.After assembly, I found the hose easily and smoothly rewinds back into the reel, and by using two metal rods, the reel is stable when pulling out the hose.This reel can be significantly improved by correcting the assembly directions and adding a couple of holes to the base.I gave this product a rating of "1" because that's he only rating usually read. If I gave it a rating of 3, no one would read it.

It is smaller than it looks in the photo. Had to use a shorter hose in order to wind it completely on the reel.

First: It's metal. So happy to find it as I'm really getting tired of plastic failure. I decided to finally connect a to the faucet in my garage. Having plenty of other "stuff" to trip over, I had to get some control over this 50' hose! Keeping in mind I'm over 70 and an amputee, got the hose all connected and added a better real rubber washer to each connection (to avoid surprise leaks). Wound that 50' hose onto the Reel with no problem and tucked it away under the faucet and between a couple shelves. Absolutely perfect. I'm very happy I purchased this one: no plastic, small and discreet, winds easily, can be moved to another location, does the job.

My 6 mo old "plastic" hose reel broke bought from Lowe's. Bummer! I decided to search for a good reel this time. Looked at so many on Amazon & finally saw this one. Seemed simple to put together, well constructed but expensive. I decided to buy it even with the cost cause I figured that a couple plastic hose reels which wouldn't last would total the cost of this one. I'm so pleased with this great looking reel. It really is simple to use & looks cool sitting in my backyard. Yes....I'm impressed!!

I loved the concept of a small reel. That's the reason for the 2 rating and not a 1. It fit my 50 footer just fine. After about 2 weeks, I looked at the bottom of the reel (I did not permanently install it) and it was all rusted. Also, the connecting areas to the hose and on the reel itself all leaked.